The "Hudsonian," old times and new . h looks attractive, Threatening to stop the way; Eights Engine stays; But mid the wreck and flames Her members young, and gay and appalling active, See where they stand. The pride of passing days. True to their work, a firemans calling, No discord breaks upon them Strive the gallant band. „ , . Eights boys, &c. i o mar their peace ; o j ^ But brothers like, they all work ^ ^^^^ ^ And were our peace with England And with the flames they cease. broken By wars alarms, CHORUS. Eights boys, the words scarce Eights boys are ever ready, „ , -,1 1 ° ^ -, ^ 1 boon w
The "Hudsonian," old times and new . h looks attractive, Threatening to stop the way; Eights Engine stays; But mid the wreck and flames Her members young, and gay and appalling active, See where they stand. The pride of passing days. True to their work, a firemans calling, No discord breaks upon them Strive the gallant band. „ , . Eights boys, &c. i o mar their peace ; o j ^ But brothers like, they all work ^ ^^^^ ^ And were our peace with England And with the flames they cease. broken By wars alarms, CHORUS. Eights boys, the words scarce Eights boys are ever ready, „ , -,1 1 ° ^ -, ^ 1 boon would be under arms;io ny at the first alarm, With hearts so true and hands so por though in peace theyre at steady, their stations, To keep you all from harm. And fires subdue. Yet when at war with foreign See where those flames are nations brightly flashing, ^hey go for burning night to day ; And falling walls are madly Eights boys, & OLD TIMK FIRES. Over Half a Century T 1 p O-A n* ^-Mr« HROBGH the courtesy of a friend who isparticulariy interested in the items of OldTimes and New, we publish the list of fires thathave occurred over fifty years ago. The list wasprepared by the late George L. Little, under whosecareful attention there will be no doubt of its ac-curacy and completeness. Mr. Little was in, hisearly years, one of the most active, energetic andthoroughly interested fireman of his day. (Theabove memoranda list is selected from a scrap bookformerl)^ in the possession of ex-Mayor James and now the property of Frank A. Macy.)December, 1830. H. Steels factory burned. March, 1831. An alarm, proved to be a chimney on fire, NorthFront street. December 31. Fire, property not named; enginestationed at reservoir at lower market. July 4, 1832. Roof burned off the Masons 6, 1833. Hudsons lumber yard burned, at which fireAlfred Taylor lost his life, and out of which grew the organization ofthe pr
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